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Osaka – Hiroya Miyagi and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the second-place Orix Buffaloes beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2-0 on Sunday to cut the Hawks’ Pacific League lead to one game. Miyagi (11-7) held the Hawks to an infield single while striking out five, walking one […]

Yokohama – Ryan McBroom went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 10-3 Central League win over the DeNA BayStars on Saturday. The fourth-place Carp are chasing the third-place Hanshin Tigers — with around 10 games left in the regular season for each […]

The race for third place in the Central League was already red hot going into Saturday. That, however, did not stop the Yomiuri Giants from throwing another log on the fire. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you […]

All nine batters in the Tampa Bay Rays’ starting lineup Thursday against the host Toronto Blue Jays were Latin American, a first in Major League Baseball history. The Rays started a lineup of Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco, Harold Ramirez, Manuel Margot, David Peralta, Isaac Paredes, Rene Pinto and […]

Just after 7:00 a.m. one recent morning, Jimmy O’Brien zipped up the elevator to his office in midtown Manhattan, iced black coffee in hand and one thing in mind: the Rocco Baldelli ejection. “People are going to be upset if we don’t put that one out first,” O’Brien said. In […]

Seattle – Yu Darvish threw eight dominant innings to pick up his 14th win as the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Tuesday. Darvish (14-7) won his fourth consecutive start after limiting the Mariners to a pair of singles with no walks while striking out seven in […]

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Tyler Anderson pitched seven shutout innings, Mookie Betts slugged a three-run homer and Cody Bellinger ripped a two-run double as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a National League postseason berth with a 6-0 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix. Trayce Thompson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice […]

Fukuoka – Kenta Imamiya, Alfredo Despaigne and Hikaru Kawase drove in two runs apiece as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks eked out a 7-5 victory over the Seibu Lions on Monday. The Hawks turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead in the third thanks to Imamiya’s two-run single […]

Fukuoka – Kenta Imamiya, Alfredo Despaigne and Hikaru Kawase drove in two runs apiece as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks eked out a 7-5 victory over the Seibu Lions on Monday. The Hawks turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead in the third thanks to Imamiya’s two-run single […]